THE three weeks Daniel Sturridge spent in Los Angeles and Boston over Christmas were designed ostensibly to put the finishing touches to a programme aimed at ensuring his fitness problems are consigned to the past.

• England striker will spend Christmas period in America • Sturridge has not played for Liverpool since end of August Daniel Sturridge is set to spend the Christmas period working with the Boston Red Sox medical staff in an attempt to resolve the Liverpool striker’s longstanding…

The injured Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will spend Christmas in Boston making using of the medical expertise available to the Fenway Sports Group’s Boston Red Sox baseball franchise in a bid to speed up his return from his latest thigh injury.

The Revs are surrounded by some of the most famous teams in US sports. They’ll need titles if they are to make any kind of impact Stepping into the Banshee on Sunday afternoon was like stepping into an alternate dimension, one where local fans embraced the New England Revolution as strongly…